Forgive yourself for not being at peace. Eckhart Tolle More Quotes by Eckhart Tolle More Quotes From Eckhart Tolle Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be. Eckhart Tolle pick-me-up mind life Don't Seek Happiness. If you seek it, you won't find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness Eckhart Tolle new-earth consciousness happiness The ultimate truth of who you are is not I am this or I am that, but I Am. Eckhart Tolle new-earth ultimate-truth ultimate Pain can only feed on pain. Pain cannot feed on joy. It finds it quite indigestible. Eckhart Tolle positivity pain inspirational There is a wonderful ancient Sufi saying which I'm going to paraphrase slightly. It says, 'When the heart weeps for what it has lost,' in this case 'heart' means 'ego,' 'when the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit rejoices for what it has found.' Eckhart Tolle ego heart mean After having been lost in the world, suddenly, through the pressure of suffering, the realization comes that the answers may not be found out there in worldly attainment and in the future. That's an important point for many people to reach. That sense of deep crisis-when the world as they have known it, and the sense of self that they have known that is identified with the world, become meaningless. Eckhart Tolle suffering self people One way to become aware many times during the day is to take a conscious breath. Doing so breaks the stream of thinking. Eckhart Tolle break way thinking Pay more attention to the silence than to the sounds. Paying attention to outer silence creates inner silence: the mind becomes still. A portal is opening up. Eckhart Tolle opening-up silence mind Even if you achieve your outer purpose, it will never satisfy you if you haven't found your inner purpose, which is awakening, being present, being in alignment with life. True power comes out of the presence; it is the presence. Eckhart Tolle true-power true-life purpose Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego. Eckhart Tolle envy jealous ego All it takes is a simple choice, a simple decision: no matter what happens, I will create no more pain for myself. I will create no more problems. Eckhart Tolle pain choices simple Ask yourself: Is there joy, ease and lightness in what i'm doing? If there isn't then time is covering up the present moment, and life is perceived as a burden or a struggle. Eckhart Tolle covering struggle joy In you, as in each human being, there is a dimension of consciousness far deeper than thought. It is the very essence of who you are. We may call it presence, awareness, the unconditioned consciousness. Eckhart Tolle dimensions essence may When you awaken spiritually, in fact, you can use thought much more effectively than before, but you realize there is a depth to your Being, a vibrantly alive stillness that is much vaster than thought. It is consciousness itself, of which the thinking mind is only a tiny aspect. Eckhart Tolle depth mind thinking Being an outsider to some extent, someone who does not "fit in" with others or is rejected by them for whatever reason, makes life difficult, but it also places you at an advantage as far as enlightenment is concerned. It takes you out of unconsciousness almost by force. Eckhart Tolle outsiders enlightenment doe The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner space. Eckhart Tolle space responsibility reflection The reason why the romantic love relationship is such an intense and universally sought-after experience is that it seems to offer liberation from a deep-seated state of fear, need, lack, and incompleteness that is part of the human condition in its unredeemed and unenlightened state. Eckhart Tolle love-relationship romantic-love romance The ego says, ‘I shouldn’t have to suffer,’ and that thought makes you suffer so much more. It is a distortion of the truth, which is always paradoxical. The truth is that you need to say yes to suffering before you can transcend it. Eckhart Tolle ego suffering spiritual Guilt, regret, resentment, sadness & all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past & not enough presence. Eckhart Tolle sadness regret past Carl Jung tells in one of his books of a conversation he had with a Native American chief who pointed out to him that in his perception most white people have tense faces, staring eyes, and a cruel demeanor. He said: “They are always seeking something. What are they seeking? The whites always want something. They are always uneasy and restless. We don't know what they want. We think they are mad. Eckhart Tolle eye native-american book
